- Kevin Durant became the eighth player in NBA history to reach 30,000 career points
- Durant scored 34 points in Phoenix’s 112-119 loss to Memphis
- The Suns are 11th in the Western Conference after their 27th defeat of the season
Key Takeaways:
Kevin Durant became the eighth player in NBA history to reach 30,000 career points. The 36-year-old Phoenix Suns veteran achieved this milestone during a 112-119 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Durant scored 34 points in the game, along with 3 rebounds and 3 assists. He reached the 30,000-point mark by hitting a free throw at the 1:11 mark of the third quarter.
30K POINTS FOR 35 😤
Kevin Durant becomes the 8th player in NBA history to reach 30,000 career points! pic.twitter.com/YsERU87rkx
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With a career scoring average of 27.2 points per game and in his 1,101st NBA appearance, Durant joined an elite group of players: LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Dirk Nowitzki, and Wilt Chamberlain. Now in his 17th season, Durant is a four-time NBA scoring champion. He has scored 3,316 points with the Suns, following 3,744 with the Brooklyn Nets, 5,374 with the Golden State Warriors, and 17,566 with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Ja Morant led Memphis with 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists, while Desmond Bane added 20 points. Memphis recorded their 36th win of the season in 53 games, holding second place in the Western Conference. Phoenix suffered their second consecutive loss and 27th overall in 53 games and they currently sit in 11th spot in the West.